Newcastle United announced on Saturday that exciting youngster Joe White will spend the rest of the season on loan at League Two outfit Hartlepool.
The Carlisle-born prospect, whose performances for the U23s this season has attracted interest from Chelsea and Wolves, now has a chance to make an impression in the professional game.
Another highly-rated Toon prospect, 19-year-old Whitley Bay native Elliot Anderson, could also be on the move.
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The forward stayed in England while the first-team squad travelled to Saudi Arabia for warm-weather training due to the possibility of securing a loan move before the window slams shut.
Speaking to the media in Jeddah, manager Eddie Howe was candid about Anderson’s immediate future.
“With Elliot, we're looking at the possibility of loaning him but nothing is confirmed on that,” he said.
Both players can take inspiration from a plethora of young talents that Newcastle have shipped out on loan in the past. Many have used the experience on the road to help catapult their careers on Tyneside and become first-team stalwarts.
ChronicleLive looks at those who have utilised the loan system to their advantage and had a drastic impact for the Magpies’ on their return.
Steve Harper
Newcastle’s academy director had a tricky start to life as a professional, learning his trade on loan at Bradford, Gateshead, Stockport, Hartlepool and Huddersfield.
He had a 20-year career at Newcastle - serving most of that time as Shay Given’s understudy - but did briefly hold the number one spot once the Irishman departed.
Olivier Bernard
It is easy to forget that Sir Bobby Robson loaned Bernard out to minnows Darlington in 2001 to help the Frenchman get to grips with the English game.
The free transfer would form part of the side that reached the Champions League last 16 and the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.
Steven Taylor
The building blocks for a 13-year career on Tyneside came from a month-long spell at Wycombe at the age of 17.
Taylor played under Arsenal legend Tony Adams and went on to have a solid career at his boyhood club.
Tim Krul
The Dutchman had an unforgettable debut for Newcastle against Palermo in 2006, where he made countless saves to ensure a crucial 1-0 UEFA Cup victory.
A regular place in the starting XI was blocked by seasoned professionals Shay Given and Steve Harper, but loan stints at Falkirk and Carlisle gave Krul the platform needed to make the number one spot his own in 2011.
Andy Carroll
The Gateshead lad featured sparingly while trying to make the grade at St James’ Park.
Carroll’s loan move to Preston in 2007/08 - where he bagged one goal in 11 games - served as his apprenticeship for the professional game.
The 6ft 4in Geordie became a regular over the next three seasons before being sold to Liverpool for a staggering £35million.
Paul Dummett
Kenton-born Dummett has been on the books at Newcastle since the age of nine.
After an initial struggle to break into the first team, the left-back spent time at Gateshead and St Mirren before returning to Newcastle and becoming a staple of the squad over the next decade.
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Sean Longstaff
The North Shields midfielder had a brief stint at Kilmarnock in 2016… but it was in Blackpool where the older Longstaff brother truly made an impact.
He bagged nine goals in a season-long loan spell at the Seasiders to catch the eye of Rafa Benitez, who rewarded him with a Premier League debut the following season.
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